1 - PROJECT DETAILS 1.1 PROMOTER S INFORMATION. Title and full name of main contact: Transportation Manager. Regeneration and Environment,

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1 Strategic Outline Business Case Please complete this to enable an initial assessment of your project. Once completed, please return by to by 5pm on 8 th December PROJECT DETAILS 1.1 PROMOTER S INFORMATION Title and full name of main contact: Position: Lead Partner: Lead partner organisation size: Other delivery partners & roles: Address for correspondence: Transportation Manager Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Large Local Authority Fitzwilliam Estates (land owner) Regeneration and Environment, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Riverside House Main Street Rotherham Postcode: S60 1AE Phone: PROJECT INFORMATION Project title: Project name and summary (please append any graphics): Project Location: Total project cost: Amount of funding sought from SCR: Confirmation of other funding: Is the funding requested a loan or a grant or a mix of both? If a mix, please specify percentage split: Bassingthorpe Farm Mitigation Measures - Greasbrough Corridor Package of measures on the B6089 corridor to provide congestion relief, enhance access to employment, improve bus reliability, safety and facilitate active travel. It includes signalisation / enhancement at the B6089/Coach Road junction, improvements to a right turn at Church Street and new priority roundabout at the Whins/Cinder Bridge. APPENDIX A MAP OF AREA Greasbrough, Rotherham 3.3m 3.3m No other match funding identified. 100% grant.

2 For loans, please suggest your preferred term (length), repayment preference (instalments or maturity) and type (discounted, commercial, etc.). Briefly outline your rationale for this suggestion: Proposed start and end dates for project: Design September 2018 Implementation/Construction October 2019 Completion October Main Project Theme [Select the theme below that most closely applies to your project] Place an x against one theme Skills Transport Housing Infrastructure Other [please specify] X 1.4 Secondary Project Themes [Select any additional themes below that also apply to your project] Place an x against all that apply Skills Transport Housing Infrastructure Other [please specify] 1.5 Does the project have the approval of the relevant local authority? If no, when is this expected? If yes, please provide evidence of this. X Employment Growth Yes Local Authority is scheme promoter. 1.6 Do you have full internal approval for this project to commence works? If no, when is this expected? Yes Full support for the scheme has been granted through discussions at Senior Leadership Team. A Cabinet Report regarding the demolition of the Greasbrough Public Hall noted that a transport scheme is proposed for the area. 2. STRATEGIC CASE 2.1 What is the rationale for public sector investment in this project? 150 words max There is currently considerable queuing and delay through these junctions, particularly during peak times. The improvement scheme will increase capacity for all traffic along the B6089, providing journey time and reliability benefits for commuters, business users and transport providers. Reducing congestion, improving journey times and capacity will ensure an attractive route directly between Rotherham and the Dearne Valley Growth Area. This will reduce congestion levels within the borough and improve accessibility to a regionally significant employment growth zone, supporting economic growth and development aspirations in accordance with the RMBC Local Plan Core Strategy and Infrastructure Delivery Plan.

3 The Bassingthorpe Farm Strategic Housing Allocation is located within close proximity to these junctions. Transport modelling has indicted that these improvements will need to be implemented to cater for the growth of the site (2,500 homes and 11ha Employment Land) therefore assisting regeneration of the local and regional area. 2.2 Which of the SCR objectives below does this project contribute to? Place an x against the objectives that your Objectives project aims to directly deliver. 1. Increasing SCR s Gross Value Added by improving productivity X 2. Increasing the number of jobs/employment rate in the SCR X 3. Rebalancing the economic base of the City Region by increasing the proportion of private sector employment and helping to address the performance gap between SCR and the Greater South East 4. Capitalising and enhancing the quality of life in the SCR and delivering sustainable economic growth X X 2.3 Please set out the objectives of the proposed project. Briefly show how these align with the relevant SCR objectives you have selected in 2.2. Key objectives; Alleviating congestion at key pinch points and improving air quality; (4) Unlocking economic opportunities and supporting new housing. (2 and 3) Promoting sustainable modes of transport by enhancing permeability for walking and cycling; (4) Providing improved access to work. The Scheme will reduce journey times into the town centre and the Dearne Valley; (2 and 3). Providing a resilient transport network to support existing employment and business growth, ensuring traffic congestion and access to labour markets does not prohibit productivity and investment (1) Improving the functionality of the Rotherham highway network to support inward investment and promote accessible and inclusive economic growth (2). 2.4 Is the scheme compliant with statutory plans and processes (e.g. Local Authority planning policy and economic/ housing growth strategies, transport needs, provision of education)? The scheme is aligned with the key objectives and spatial priorities of the SCR Strategic Economic Plan and Integrated Infrastructure Plan and the Rotherham Local Plan, as below: The scheme will help deliver investment in a priority growth area, creating the best opportunities for economic growth, jobs and homes. This will contribute towards creating an attractive environment for businesses and residents. The scheme will help stimulate growth and regeneration in Rotherham Town Centre. The scheme will improve the reliability and resilience of the road network using a range of management measures and through re-allocation of existing highway The scheme will improve connectivity between major settlements (particularly links between the co-aligned economies of Rotherham Sheffield and Rotherham Dearne Valley) and provide enhanced access to opportunity, including the SCR priority of Advanced Manufacturing.

4 Given the geographical location of the scheme (Rotherham Town Centre and Bassingthorpe Farm Urban Extension), failure to deliver capacity improvements will severely impact on local plan and SCR growth ambitions. 2.5 Will your project have any implications for the existing transport network and its users? Yes If yes, please summarise the results of your transport assessment below. The scheme is anticipated to deliver significant benefits to existing transport user conditions. The three junctions along B6089 are severely congested in the peak period. The delivery of these improvements will realise decongestion benefits, resulting in reduced journey times, improved journey reliability and punctuality of bus services. The scheme will also ensure that capacity is built into the local network to support housing development within the borough (including the strategic Bassingthorpe Farm housing and employment allocation). SEE PROFORMA. 3. COMMERCIAL CASE 3.1 Please justify and evidence the need for this project i.e. define the problem/barrier that this project will address. Outline the evidence that supports this including any market testing or modelling work you may have carried out. The evidence of need is shown by, The extent of congestion on the B6089 (Traffic counts and complaints from Stakeholders) Delays to bus services (SYPTE Data, similar from operators and complaints from users) The Rotherham Local Plan and Bassingthorpe Farm Masterplan have specifically outlined these junctions as barriers to growth and constraints on development. The preferred option will address these problems by Reducing congestion and delay on the B6089 and promoting access to the regionally significant Dearne Valley Growth Area Providing access to the development site at Bassingthorpe Farm and the surrounding land allocations, including the Town Centre and wider SCR. 3.2 Please identify the key risks to the project and any dependencies on other projects or investment. 75 words max The delivery of the junction improvements has no dependencies but need to be constructed prior to the build out of Bassingthorpe Farm. The key risks the project faces are, The accuracy of costs estimates The transportation modelling and associated preliminary design Unforeseen drainage issues Unforeseen Planning Conditions (Tree Preservation Orders) Land ownership Provision for these will be made within a QRA and the final programme.

5 3.3 If this scheme is reliant on private partners / stakeholders to deliver outputs, outline any discussions, procurement, negotiations or process undertaken? 75 words max The scheme is reliant on third party landowner. However, as the landowner is a key stakeholder and development partner for the wider Bassingthorpe area, discussions to date have yielded support for the scheme. The other junctions are deliverable within the existing highway boundary. Dialogue with the Greasbrough Public Hall Community Trust has been extensively undertaken to mitigate any potential detrimental issues to scheme delivery. 4. ECONOMIC CASE 4.1 Please complete the relevant tab(s) in the Proforma provided. The provision of the improvements contribute towards the delivery of Local Plan growth, as well as a range of transport user benefits; Regeneration and release of a regionally significant strategic housing and employment site. Transport benefits are detailed in the Proforma. 4.2 Summarise the main assumptions you have made in forecasting outputs and outcomes. 50 words max Model selection and development junction assessments have been undertaken using design flows taken from SATURN forecasts. Forecast demand - Predicted trip generation attributable from Bassingthorpe Farm has been added to the base traffic flow in the strategic traffic model. The land use assumptions are based on the current Local Plan allocations. The employment generation is based on industry practice. The bus patronage is based on current trends. 4.3 What is the likely range of uncertainty around your forecasts (e.g. 10%-90%)? 50 words max 60% (Project designed and initial cost estimated based on specific requirements / details of this project) 4.4 Briefly outline the other options considered and why none of these are deemed suitable.

6 In addition to the do nothing and the preferred series of schemes, the following were evaluated, 1. A large roundabout at Coach Road The currently proposed signalised junction could be amended to a larger roundabout. However, this was discounted due to pedestrian accessibility and land issues. 5. FINANCIAL CASE 5.1 Spend / Profile (A) Total Private Investment ( ) (B) Total Other Public Sector Investment (non-scr funding) ( ) (C) Total SCR Sought ( ) (D) Total Project Investment ( ) (A+B+C=D) SCR as % of Total Project Investment Degree of certainty of cost estimates 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Total ,775 2,352, ,775 2,352,200 3,595, ,337,013 in 21/22 3,595, ,337,013 in 21/ % 100% 100% 100% Status 8,458,000 Unconfirmed 8,458,000 Unconfirmed 60% (Project designed and initial cost estimated based on specific requirements / details of this project); 5.2 Please outline any additional work required to confirm project costs / funding and when this is likely to be completed. 75 words max Complete detail design and final cost estimation (July 2019) Produce tender estimates (Summer 2019) Complete tender evaluation and appoint contractor actions (October 2019) 5.3 If funding sought is part or wholly grant, please justify why 100% loan is not suitable. The scheme costs will be significantly greater than the ITB funding allocation so additional third party funding needs to be sought. The Council has no funding capacity to repay a loan due to pressure on the Council s capital and revenue budget.

7 6. MANAGEMENT CASE 6.1 Please provide your timetable for delivery. Please justify your response considering factors such as the time required to secure statutory powers, secure match funding, procure contracts etc. Key Milestones Date Comments All funding secured April 18 Subject to SCR funding Cabinet / other external Aug 18 approvals Procurement complete Oct 19 Statutory processes July 19 No CPO expected complete Land acquisition complete Aug 18 Land agreement with Fitzwilliam Estates Start on site Oct 19 Scheme opening Oct Where appropriate, please indicate whether the following have been secured, agreed fully or agreed in part, or provide an estimation of when they are likely to be secured. Insert if not applicable to the project. If not fully agreed, please provide a summary of the remaining tasks. Delivery Constraint / Risk Status Completion Date Comments on remaining tasks Planning consents CPOs Land to be acquired by agreement Public consultation Ongoing July 2019 Stakeholder engagement continues Public inquiry Traffic regulation orders Transport and works act Public sector match Private sector match Procurement contracts Revenue funds Partnership agreement Other statutory processes 6.3a Explain the State Aid evaluation of Project. Submission not made July 2019 After preliminary design Discussion ongoing December 2017 Potential land value Not started (works) Spring 2019 To start at the end of the detailed design To be agreed with land arrangements July 2019 Details regarding State Aid can be found at: 6.3b If the project involves provision of State Aid, please indicate the amount of State Aid provided and under what heading / project. If the project does not amount to State Aid funding, please provide an explanation as to why; making specific reference to the State Aid

8 tests. Do not leave this section blank. State Aid is not expected to apply. SIGN OFF Officer responsible for the application (the relevant Executive Director in your organisation) Officer name: Role: Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment Date: 8 th December 2017 Counter signatory Director of Finance Officer name: Role: Strategic Director, Finance and Customer Services Date: 8 th December 2017

9 APPENDIX A Map of Scheme